Nigeria - 1975 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Wild Animals (Trophies) Regulations 1975

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The document provides for the trophy fee for prohibited animals and the payment of said fee. It defines the form of a free disposal permit, identification of a trophy animal, transfer of trophies, the division of a trophy and atrophy dealer’s licence. Some of the regulations are: upon the killing or capturing of any prohibited animal, the person who has killed or captured such prohibited animal shall pay the trophy fee and upon the killing or capturing of any protected animal by a person holding a licence to kill or capture specially protected or protected animals, the person shall declare such animal as a trophy as soon as possible thereafter to the nearest game protection officer.

Process Flow

National Assembly

Office of the President

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Wild Animals (Trophies) Regulations 1975 Current Version

January 2022

The document provides for the trophy fee for prohibited animals and the payment of said fee. It defines the form of a free disposal permit, identification of a trophy animal, transfer of trophies, the division of a trophy and atrophy dealer’s licence. Some of the regulations are: upon the killing or capturing of any prohibited animal, the person who has killed or captured such prohibited animal shall pay the trophy fee and upon the killing or capturing of any protected animal by a person holding a licence to kill or capture specially protected or protected animals, the person shall declare such animal as a trophy as soon as possible thereafter to the nearest game protection officer.

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